Search may be made for game be conceal person whose name and residence are unknown, is hereby authorized and required to issue his warrant for the arrest of such person, and to cause him to be committed or held to bail to answer the charge against him; and any such justice or magistrate upon receiving proof or probable cause believed to for believing in the concealment of any game or fish mentioned in this act during any of the periods prohibited, shall issue his search warrant and cause search to be made in any house, market, boat, box, package, car or other building; all courts of quarter sessions are hereby invested with jurisdiction to try and dispose of all and any of the offences against the provisions of this act occurring in the same county. ed. All persons to aid in cuting per ing act. 26. And be it enacted, That it shall and is hereby made arresting the duty of the several mayors of the several cities, towns and prose- and boroughs within this commonwealth, to require their sons violat-respective police or coustabulary force, and it is hereby made their duty as it is hereby made the duty of the several clerks of markets of said cities, towns and boroughs, and any other person or persons, to diligently search out and arrest as for a misdemeanor all persons violating the provisions of this act, by having any game or fish mentioned therein unlawfully in their possession, or vending the same during any of the periods prohibited in this act within such cities, towns or boroughs, and all persons so arrested shall be taken before the mayor, justice, or any police or other magistrate of said cities, towns or boroughs, in which the arrest is made, who shall proceed to hear and determine as to the truth of the offence charged on the oath or affirmation of one or more witnesses to the same; provided, that the officer making the arrest shall be a competent witness; and if the person or persous so arrested shall be found guilty, he, she or they, shall be convicted of a misdemeanor and sentenced to pay the fine or fines, penalty or penalties, imposed by this act, for having such game or fish unlawfully in possession, or vending the same during any of the periods prohibited therein, together with the costs; one-half of said penalty shall go to the person informing, and the other half shall be forthwith paid to the treasurer of the county or city in which the offence was committed, and in default of payment as aforesaid the of fender shall be committed to the common jail of the proper county, for the term of not less than one day for each dol Proviso. Proviso. lar of penalty imposed; provided, that said coviction shall Proviso. be had within six months after committing the offence; and provided further, that the defendant may, on refusing to pay said penalty, enter into a recognizance with one or more sufficient sureties, to answer said complaint on a charge for misdemeanor, before the court of quarter sessions of the peace of the county in which the offence is committed, which court, on conviction of the defendant of the offence charged, and failure to pay the penalty or penalties imposed by this act, together with costs, shall commit said defendant to the common jail of the county, for a period of not less than one day for each dollar of penalty imposed. not recov costs shall 27. And be it enacted, That whenever any officer, consta- When penble or other person making complaint of the violation ofaltes are any of the provisions of this act, shall fail to recover the ered, the penalty or penalties mentioned therein in any prosecution be paid by or suit commenced by him or them pursuant to the forego. county. ing sections of this act, the costs of suit incurred by him or them shall be a charge upon the proper county, and shall be audited and allowed as other county charges are audited and allowed. to be tried Sessions. 28. And be it enacted, That in all cases not separately and When cases particularly provided for in other sections of this act, where- by the ever the penalty or penalties mentioned in said act exceed Quarter in amount the jurisdiction of the mayor, aldermen or jus tice of the peace, it shall be the duty of the said mayor, alderman, justice of the peace or other proper officer to let such offender or offenders to bail or mainprise unto the next court of quarter sessions to be held in the said county, and upon conviction thereof, one-half of the penalty recovered shall belong to the person laying information on which penalty the action is brought, and the other half shall be paid to shall be the treasurer of the county in which the offence is committed. To whom paid. tions shall 29. And be it enacted, That all actions for violation of the When acprovisions of this act, except where otherwise therein di- be brought. rected, shall be brought within six months from the time such violation was committed. apply to killing of game by 30. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act shall be so Act not to construed as to prevent any person in any part of this state catching or from catching speckled trout or black bass with nets in waters owned by himself for the purpose of stocking other persons on waters, but none of the penalties or provisions of this their act premises. shall be so construed as to apply to or prevent any person or persons from taking, catching or killing any of the game, birds, animals or fishes therein named from or upon their own premises. 31. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts which are inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. 32. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immedidiately. Approved, March 27, 1874. Preamble. The 'Argus, ian, CHAPTER DXXXVI. A supplement to the act relative to the Publication of the WHEREAS, certain notices relative to the sale of real estate, under legal authority, have been published in "The Argus," a newspaper published in South Amboy, in the county of Middlesex; and the "Guardian," a newspaper published in the city of Perth Amboy, in the county of Middlesex, and the "Atlantic County Democrat," a newspaper printed and published in Egg Harbor City, in the county of Atlantic; and whereas, it is expedient that the publication of said notices in said newspapers should be legalized, and said newspapers declared to be legal newspapers, with authority to publish the like laws and notices as are published by the other newspapers in the said county of Middlesex; therefore, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the the Guard-State of New Jersey, That the Argus, the Guardian, and the the Atlantic Atlantic County Democrat are hereby declared to be legal Democrat newspapers with authority to publish such laws and notices. authorized as are authorized by law to be published in the county of County to publish legal no tices, &c. Middlesex, and that the publication of said notices heretofore published in said newspapers are hereby validated and declared to have been legally published. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be taken and deemed to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1874. CHAPTER DXXXVII. An act to legalize the publication of certain notices published in the East Newark Record and Harrison and Kearny Advertiser. WHEREAS, certain notices have, in accordance with an order of the common council of the town of Harrison, in the county of Hudson, by a unanimous vote of said common council been published in the East Newark Record and Harrison and Kearny Advertiser, a newspaper printed and and published in said town and county; and whereas, it is expedient that the publication of said notices in said newspapers should be made legal and said newspaper declared to be a legal newspaper, with authority to publish the like notices as are published by the other newspapers published in the said county of Hudson; therefore Preamble. and Harri Kearny authorized 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the East NewState of New Jersey, That the East Newark Record and ark Record Harrison and Kearny Advertiser is hereby declared to be a son and legal newspaper and shall have authority to publish such Advertiser notices as are by law authorized to be published in other to publish newspaper published in the county of Hudson, and that the legal nopublication of said notices heretofore published in said newspaper are hereby validated and declared to have been legally published. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be taken to be and deemed a public act and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1874. tices, &c. |